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  1. The Hartside Café in Alston, Cumbria, will host the whole Kawasaki test bike fleet this Sunday. Throughout the day the current and potential new Kawasaki owners can have a go on the machines that interest them, assisted by the local bikesafe team. According to... More...
  2. Final stopover of the Kawasaki’s test ride tour started on May the Hartside Café in Alston, Cumbria, will welcome on Sunday the whole fleet of the Japanese brand. Throughout the day the current and potential new Kawasaki’s owners could experience... More...
  3. The author of a Guardian opinion column about speeding motorcyclists has said it prompted ‘thoughtless and aggressive’ responses from the newspaper’s readers. Motorcyclists are referred to in posts on the paper’s website as ‘organ donors’, ‘annoying’ and ‘desperate and stupid’.... More...
  4. North Wales Police has added an unmarked Yamaha FJR1300 to its fleet of bikes used to target speeding motorcyclists. The 150mph Yamaha is equipped with hidden cameras. Offenders may not know they’ve been caught until they receive notification by post.... More...
  5. Suzuki is offering time-limited discounts of between 5% and 60% on official parts for a selection of their bikes. The “Bike of the Month” promotion began on 29 June and will run throughout the year. Suzuki owners will have the... More...
  6. The standard Ducati Multistrada has been ridden and rated by MCN - you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Ducati Multistrada review "Despite the lower price, and the fact one... More...
  7. In the next issue of MCN, on sale 14 July 2010, we test the KTM 990SMR and Ducati Hypermotard Evo SP to find out which is best on road and track. Both manufacturers claim that their bike is the ultimate... More...
  8. Here are some pictures of my daughter at The Goodwood Festival Of Speed checking out a Chris Vermullen ZX10 & Chaz Davies Triumph 675 in the paddock. She also waited to get an autograph from Kevin Schwantz and Guy Martin... More...
  9. Kawasaki is holding regional seminars to gather feedback from owners. They want to hear owner’s thoughts and views on buying and owning a Kawasaki, and are running three regional seminars this month to meet customers. The seminars will take place... More...
  10. MCN has joined forces with bike insurance broker Devitt to uncover the UK’s best biking destinations. We want to build a map of the UK’s top bike spots: the twistiest roads, friendliest dealers, best value bed and breakfasts, and the... More...
  11. The new MV’s online configurator developed for the Brutale 1090RR and 990R is now living on www.mvagusta.it. You are now able to spec the Brutale to your requirements by using the range of MV’s parts and equipments at you disposal... More...
  12. With the world united on the brilliance of Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 S-models, the arrival of the two base model Multistradas have slipped under the radar and into the UK. Whereas the S-models are topped off with electronically adjusted Ohlins suspension... More...
  13. With all this fuss over motorcycle parking charges in London. Here in North Wales Denbighshire County Council have already got the knife in for Motorcycles. As part of a project to develop a web site showing where specific motorcycle parking... More...
  14. I rode bikes a lot in the seventies went to watch barry sheene all the time brilliant. Some years later I broke my leg quite badly playing football I was in hospital feeling sorry for myself when one day a telemessage arrived... More...
  15. This is the first trackside video of Rossi riding what we believe is Cal Crutchlow's WSB Yamaha R1, filmed by the only UK journalist in attendance - MCN's Michael Neeves. Rossi is riding just four weeks after his horrific 106mph highside... More...
  16. The Austrian-Swedish firm has refined its current model range by using new components, launching two 2-strokes bikes and revamping the appearance of their bikes. Regarding the FE models, the main change is the use of closed-cartridge forks from WP and... More...
  17. A speed camera nets around £1.3million a year in fines on a road that boasts only one serious injury in 11 years. The camera is cynically placed at a spot where the dual-carriageway speed limit reduces to 30mph, in Poole,... More...
  18. Not quite understanding the idea of a teaser marketing campaign. Kawasaki has released more pictures of the same prototype 2010 ZX-10R racer lapping Suzuka – the third batch of pictures in as many days. Find a Kawasaki ZX-10R for sale... More...
  19. When the shiny new GSX-R600 turned up at the MCN office, people kept asking me what I was going to change on the bike. My answer was and is: Nothing. The fact is this bike is already a lot better... More...
  20. following your report on tank slappers caused by rumble strips. There are four lots on the a426 rugby to southam road in warwickshire which I ride over regularly one right on a bend. It's very high and upsets the suspension... More...
  21. Ever hit a 3 yr old deer at 60mph? just did!, I was riding down a local road in Calgary Alberta Canada tonight and I hit a deer that jumped out on me. The front end is toast the lights... More...
  22. A new Bollywood film being shot in London has swapped four wheels for two. Lead actor, Shahrukh Khan, was reported to be driving a Bugatti Veyron in his latest flick Ra.One, in which he plays a super hero. However, film... More...
  23. A new Bollywood film being shot in London has swapped four wheels for two. Lead actor, Shahrukh Khan, was reported to be driving a Bugatti Veyron in his latest flick Ra.One, in which he plays a super hero. However, film... More...
  24. Kawasaki is holding regional seminars to gather feedback from owners. They want to hear owner’s thoughts and views on buying and owning a Kawasaki, and are running three regional seminars this month to meet customers. The seminars will take place... More...
  25. MCN has joined forces with bike insurance broker Devitt to uncover the UK’s best biking destinations. We want to build a map of the UK’s top bike spots: the twistiest roads, friendliest dealers, best value bed and breakfasts, and the... More...
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